Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows pre-installed

- by Tina Gasperson -In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael Robertson et al, Wal-Mart's
online store is offering eight different Microtel
PCs with LindowsOS included. The
computers sell for USD$299 to $599 and ship in one to seven days.NewsForge originally reviewed Wal-Mart's OS-less PCs, a dramatic move away from the standard Windows-based
home computer. Now the retailer is advertising systems with the LindowsOS
distribution pre-installed, no longer just moving away from Windows, but now
directly competing with it:

"These computers do not ship with Microsoft
Windows. They ship with an exciting new UNIX
based Operating System (OS) named Lindows.
This exciting new OS delivers the stability
of UNIX with the ease of Windows and the
ability to run most Microsoft programs. These
computer systems are a perfect low cost
alternative to computers preloaded with
Microsoft Windows."